1. Housing LIN 2016/17 (1st Quarter update) Jeremy Porteus Director

2. Housing LIN updates Policy & strategy news: Housing and Planning Act
Adult Social Services capital Allocations
LGA Commission on Housing
NHF consultation on the future of supported housing
Law Commission consultation on Event Fees in Retirement Housing

3. HAPPI 3 - APPG inquiry report
Be as independent as they want to be
Feel part of a community and choose how and when to they want to engage
Have greater autonomy and feel that their lifestyles are met with wider health and wellbeing benefits from living in a ‘care ready’ environment
Stay connected with their social or other support networks, including navigating and interacting with the use of technology, preventing isolation and loneliness

4. Housing LIN Update A selection of new Housing LIN Briefing papers:
Older people and alcohol misuse: Helping people stay in their homes
Better planning for car ownership and well-being in old age
Update Housing and Care Technical Brief

5. Housing LIN Update A selection of new Housing LIN blogs & viewpoints:
Hatching a plan for older people's housing
The right move?: it's difficult making housing decisions in later life
Home is where your heart is, whatever your age

6. Housing LIN update New Housing LIN Case Studies
A selection of new Housing LIN case studies:
In sickness and in health - Extra Care Housing works especially well for couples
End of Life Care Service for People with Dementia Living in Care Homes in Walsall
Dementia and Housing Assessment Tool

7. Other Housing LIN activities
Inspirational Achievements’ pages on the Housing LIN website
Now organising 3 Housing LIN Leadership Sets in South West, North West and Yorks & Humber regions
Developed new service webpages setting our consultancy, training and wider fee paying services to supplement our free online and regional Housing LIN networking activities
Support role to Welsh Government’s Expert Group on Housing for Older People
Working with Department of Health on Delayed Transfer of Care programme and Out of Hospital Urgent Care programme

8. Future activities & resources
In the pipeline:
A selection of regional conferences in England (eg Sheffield in October) and Wales
Working with University of Bristol/Worcester and Kent (ECHO project); Sheffield (DWELL project) and KCL (telecare)
A selection of new blogs, viewpoints, case studies and reports
Influencing Spending Review government – policy development and funding opportunities (capital and revenue), including Local Housing Allowance
Updating Housing LIN webpages
Developing new Cancer Caring Environments programme with MacMillan
Developing programme with OTs to assess adaptations and accessibility design in sheltered and extra care housing

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